The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-27
Conservatives Stand Together.
The Result In Accord With the Pub
lies General Exps ctatiens,
And Therefore VIII Net Prove Dis.
heartening to the Sx.premIer.
laxative Statesmen Make All Sorts
OF Assertions In Debate.
Interview with Gladstone ON the
Probable Outcome OF the Proc.
Iamatton - Cabl' grams on
Other Subjects.

LONDON, August 20. Sir James Fer.
gusop, Parliamentary Secretary for the
Foreign Office, stated in the House Of
Commons this afternoon that Austria,
Hungary, Germany, Holland, Italy,
Spain and Denmark had joined the
conference proposed for the arrange
ment Of union among the European
nations concerning sugar bounties.
France, Russia and Portugal, no added,
had not yet answered the invitation to
Join the conference. He alec au-
nounced that II was true that Ayoub
Kahn had escaped from Teherau, but
said the government did not know In
what direction he had gone.
Sir George o. Trevelyan, one Of the
late Gladstone recruits, resumed the
debate on Mr.. Gladatono's motion for
an address TO the Queen praying for
notification Of the governments, pro.
claiming Of the Irish National League,
He said the late government did not
ak the House OF Commone 10 pass
their Iiish crimes bill on heresay, but
that they based their demands on
Parliamentary returns OF grave ont.
RACES. There had been committed
77SS outrages during the previous year
and twenty-six aRrariau aud polit'
ical murders during the first hall OF the
year. Sir George commended that the
Houte should have tabulated static
tics Of crime In Ireland, and to men.
ton one crime hore aud another one
there was not sufficient TO justify
such action q, the government was
now taking against the whole Irish
psop,s. He denied TIA. the genera.
operations OF the Irish National League
increased crime in Ireland or led to the
general non. payment OF rent. The
league existed everywhere In Ireland,
and everywhere agrarisn crime was In.
finitesimal. Where landlords in Irelau
made reductions like those made by
landlords In Great Britain they goI
their rents as easily as the English land
lords. When the speaker went to Ire.
land as Chief Secretary, under the late
government. II was with q resolution
TO wage war against crime, and sgainti
that only, and he maintained thai
policy on the whole. "Let the Hons,
understand" he continued, "that Y
the proclamation Of the league Il
sanctioned, every Iriahman belongin,
TO the league, who will not leave II q
the command oi the government, vii
be- punished ne a common criminal
and that liability will not depend OF
any judicial proceeding worthy OF th,
name" In conclusion, he compliance
ii nj the statements made by Mr.. Bal
four, Ohiof Secretary OF Ireland, ant
only given out last night, left no TINT
for the examination Of their cbarAc
ter. Mr.. Baliour he'd presented !
series OF alleged facts in justification O
the governments action. These allie
cations the House should have 1
chance 10 couoborale or reiute befor,
coming 10 decihion.
Sir X. Il. Webster, Attorney General
held that the reason why there wer,
no more convictions OF crime In Ire
land was simply because Of terror o.
the lepgue. He reminded the Hons,
tba, Earle spenctr's government hat
repeatedly proclaimed land leagu,
mt etlng~, and that Sir George o
Trevelyan had supported these proc
lamations on the ground that the OBJ
jects Of the Land League were 10 pm
down landlordism ard 10 effect sep
aIa,ion between Ireland and England
The Oh scts OF the existing league, "a
the speaker, we're the same. lp AIM
hai not been changed. Abundah
evidence had already been adduoed a
10 the evil workings Of the league
The government would now try thu
experiment whether the suppression
OF the league meetings would not les
sen the Intimidation. Irish cheers
Trey we're told this would be n,
death struggle. Well, either th,
League or the government would n
down. Irish cheeir He did no
fear ijr the result. The government
would be supported by the conscious
ness that they had done their duty.
T. Harrington, Nationalist, salI
that, 40 one largely responsible Tor Oh
league, he desired 10 reply 10 the ca
umnies that bad been hurled at hi
character He read letters Iron
branches OF the ltague oondemnin
the practices which the governmeh
declared the league promoted. tn
league repudiate1 every form OF out
rage. The league would go on dom
what II bad done, In spite oil proofs
nations, which lad no terrois Tor III
Irish people. Cheers
Mr.. Mccartney declared that latg
msjority OF the people we're hearth
sick OF the leagues policy.
Mr.. William Redmond accused ib
Orange Society oil worse iniimldatio
then was ever charged 10 the League
which was q genuine national assoclI
! ton.